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fiver

[ fahy-ver ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a five-dollar bill.
  2. British. a five-pound note.


fiver

/ ˈ´Ú²¹Éª±¹É™ /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a five-pound note
  2. (in the US) a five-dollar bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fiver1

First recorded in 1830–40; five + -er 1
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"No one told us about it. Only had fiver on me. Unfortunately mobile phones don't give out cash," he said.

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However, she had suggested her daughter try "offering a fiver for it... which she would not do as it was a charity shop".

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He continued: "I'd go into the shop and buy about 10 cans and it would only be a fiver. It was about 90 pence for those cans I'm drinking and now they are £2."

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If you were given a fiver every time a government minister parroted the slogan that promises to end migrant channel crossings you would be pretty flush by now.

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I colour it myself and spend a fiver every couple of months.

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